We are part of the Baptist Union of Victoria: www.buv.com.au

We support Global Interaction, the Baptist missionary agency: www.globalinteraction.org.au

We give to Baptist World Aid, the aid and development agency of Baptist churches in Australia:www.baptistworldaid.org.au

Westgate Baptist Community established Westgate Community Initiatives Group (WCIG) in 1989. WCIG is now an independent body, but the relationship between us continues: www.wcig.org.au

Westgate Health Coop was also established by Westgate Baptist Community. It operates independently and continues to provide a wide range of health services for local residents. There are clinics located in South Kingsville and Newport: www.westgatehealth.coop

You can support Westgate Baptist Community with your financial giving in various ways:

Directly to the Church Community

If you are a member or worship at Westgate you can arrange to give your regular offering by direct bank transfer rather than the weekly offering plate. The details are:

Please email our This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with the information about your gift including your contact details.

Alternatively cheques can be made out to: “Westgate Baptist Community” and mailed to:

Treasurer
Westgate Baptist Community
PO Box 100
Kingsville Vic. 3012

Economic Sharing

Westgate Community can address some local needs via its Economic Sharing Fund.  This fund is able to support people in necessitous circumstances through a DGR eligible (“tax deductible”) fund.

Westgate’s ABN is  80 694 812 731

We are located at 16 High Street, Yarraville VIC, 3013

Our postal address is PO Box 100, Kingsville VIC 3012.

You can fill in this form to contact us or for more urgent enquiries you can call the church office on 9314 7626.

There will be someone to grett you, or answer your call on Monday to Thursday 9-00am -12 noon.  At other times please leave a message.

Mission  (Adopted July 2011)

Following the Way of Jesus together:

   welcoming all
      practising compassion
         nurturing faith and hope
            striving for justice
               here in Yarraville
                   and for the Earth.

Vision and Values

Inclusion and Identity

We invite everyone to share in God’s grace with us and participate in our community and worship life. This includes, but is not limited to, believers and doubters, women, men and children; people of all races and cultures, of all classes and abilities, of all sexual orientations; people who have lost hope and those who hope for a better world.

a.  Everyone is invited to share bread and wine in Jesus’ name. This ritual reflects the ancient vision of God’s feast for all people. We regularly participate in this joyful and powerful expression of God’s grace and inclusiveness.

b.  Through the practice of baptism and voluntary, covenanted membership, we encourage public commitment to following the Way of Jesus in our community.

c.  We value our Baptist identity and heritage – especially the values of non-conformity, social justice, freedom of conscience, community decision-making, local autonomy and the benefit of strong association.

Justice and Engagement

We strive for peace and justice among all people; we work to protect and restore the integrity of God’s creation; and we strive to bring hope to those Jesus called the least of his sisters and brothers.

a.    We challenge and encourage one another to engage in the work God has called us to do, as individuals and collectively.
b.    We recognise that the Way of Jesus is costly and entails selfless love, resistance to evil and renunciation of privilege.
c.    We question and, when we believe it is necessary, challenge our society’s structures and values.
d.    We respond practically to injustice and suffering in the local area and the wider world.
e.    We strive to live sustainably in a world of finite resources.
f.    We are committed to sharing our faith with all people, maintaining an attitude of respect for the faith and integrity of individuals and communities.

Faith and Spirituality

We are committed to developing a transforming relationship with God through personal responses to Jesus’ invitation to follow him.

a.    We are committed to developing our faith through active learning, reflection and spiritual practice.
b.    We affirm that faith is an ongoing journey of discovery. We find more grace in the search for understanding than we do in dogmatic certainty.
c.    We focus on the Bible as our sacred text through which we hear the word of God, and we seek to understand its message in its historical, cultural and social contexts.
d.    We are committed to helping our children and young people develop their faith. We promote sharing wisdom between elder and younger members as we together seek and discover the Way of Jesus.
e.    We are committed to living out a rhythm of Christian practices such as prayer, hospitality, Sabbath-keeping (gathered worship and recreation), forgiveness, healing, honouring the body, and other life-giving practices.

Community Life and Practice

We affirm that the way we behave toward each other is a powerful expression of the Way of Jesus.

a.    We encourage open, honest and forgiving relationships.
b.    We worship creatively, following the seasons of the Christian year, and inviting everyone to participate.
c.    We value and promote mutual accountability and caring for one another through the building of trust in small groups and relationships.
d.    We care for and value our property as a creative extension of our values, community life and hospitality.

Westgate Baptist Community is a Christian church in Yarraville, in Melbourne’s western suburbs.

Our address is 16 High St, Yarraville, Victoria 3012. (See the map)

We are inspired by the challenge of Micah, an Old Testament prophet, who called the people of God ‘to do justice, to love kindness and walk humbly with God’ (Micah 6:8)

Jesus embodies this way of living in a unique and challenging way. Many of us have found in Jesus a life-changing relationship that challenges every aspect of our lives. This inspires us to acts of justice and mercy with those in our neighborhoods, our city and in wider society. As followers of Jesus, we can do nothing less.

Westgate's Vision

Following the Way of Jesus together:

• welcoming all
• practising compassion
• nurturing faith and hope
• striving for justice
• here in Yarraville
• and for the Earth.

Worship Times

• Westgate's Sunday Morning service is 10am each Sunday. 
• On most 2nd Sundays of the month there is also a Taize service at 6pm with a meal.  
• On some special days (Good Friday and Christmas) the service is at 9:30am and may start at another church

Please confirm the time by emailing This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. in advance.

Leadership Team

A Baptist distinctive is that we have no central hierarchy. While Baptists agree on key Christian doctrines, each Baptist church is self-governing and independent. This means there is great variety between Baptist churches. Major decisions are made by a democratic vote of church members in community meetings.

The congregation at Westgate Baptist Community elects its deacons and appoints its own pastor.

 Rev. Neville Taylor is our pastor.

We are a member church of the Baptist Union of Victoria.

Welcome to Westgate Baptist Community!

We are a multicultural, multi-age, family friendly Christian church in Yarraville, in Melbourne’s western suburbs.

We have a (mainly) English-speaking congregation that worships at 10:00am on Sunday mornings.

We have a Karen-speaking congregation that worships at 1:30pm on Sunday afternoons.